Strong plasmonic fluorescence enhancement of individual plant light-harvesting complexes

F Kyeyune, JL Botha, B Van Heerden, P Malý… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Plasmonic coupling of metallic nanoparticles and adjacent pigments can dramatically
increase the brightness of the pigments due to the enhanced local electric field. Here, we …

Poly (Vinylpyrrolidone)‐Free Multistep Synthesis of Silver Nanoplates with Plasmon Resonance in the near Infrared Range

AU Khan, Z Zhou, J Krause, G Liu - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Herein, a poly (vinylpyrrolidone)(PVP)‐free method is described for synthesizing Ag
nanoplates that have localized surface plasmon resonance in the near‐infrared (NIR) range …

Plasmonic nanoparticle dimers with reversibly photoswitchable interparticle distances linked by DNA

S Samai, TLY Choi, KN Guye, Y Yan… - The Journal of Physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We report the assembly and optical characterization of stimulus-responsive gold
nanoparticle dimers using azobenzene-modified hairpin DNA. We demonstrate a reversible …

MXene based nanocomposites for recent solar energy technologies

TF Alhamada, MA Azmah Hanim, DW Jung, R Saidur… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article discusses the design and preparation of a modified MXene-based
nanocomposite for increasing the power conversion efficiency and long-term stability of …

Construction of TiO2/PEDOT:PSS hybrid thin films for organic solar cell: design, fabrication, characterization, and investigation

P Gurudevi, P Venkateswari, T Sivakumar… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
In this report, TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) functionalized with poly (3, 4-
ethylenedioxythiophene): poly (styrenesulfonate)(PEDOT: PSS) composites films have been …

Decahedral-shaped Au nanoparticles as plasmonic centers for high performance polymer solar cells

Q Li, F Wang, Y Bai, L Xu, Y Yang, L Yan, S Hu… - Organic …, 2017 - Elsevier
The photon harvesting of the photoactive layer within a multilayered polymer solar cells
(PSCs) greatly affects the output electric power of the devices. For PSCs, the device …

Indaceno‐Based Conjugated Polymers for Polymer Solar Cells

Y Yin, Y Zhang, L Zhao - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer solar cells have received considerable attention due to the advantages of low
material cost, tunable band gaps, ultralight weight, and high flexible properties, and they …

Nano-bio hybrids of plasmonic metals/photosynthetic proteins for broad-band light absorption enhancement in organic solar cells

K Yao, H Jiao, YX Xu, Q He, F Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Photosynthetic proteins, such as light-harvesting complex II (LHCII), possess an excellent
ability to harvest solar energy by means of highly efficient energy conversion. Here, we have …

Broadband EQE enhancement in organic solar cells with multiple-shaped silver nanoparticles: Optical coupling and interfacial engineering

Y Hao, Y Hao, Q Sun, Y Cui, Z Li, T Ji, H Wang… - Materials Today …, 2017 - Elsevier
A comprehensive study of the effect of interlayer with different shaped nanosphere,
nanocube and nanoprism silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) on the performance of organic solar …

In-situ synthesis of metal nanoparticle-polymer composites and their application as efficient interfacial materials for both polymer and planar heterojunction perovskite …

Z Hu, S Dong, Q Xue, R Xu, HL Yip, F Huang, Y Cao - Organic Electronics, 2015 - Elsevier
A new approach for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) via a simple and fast in-situ
generation method using an amine-containing polymer (PN4N) as both stabilizer and …